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elke

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elke (plural elkes)

  1. (obsolete) The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus).

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  • “elke”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

elke (plural elkes)

  1. Obsolete form of elk.

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Etymology edit

From Dutch elk, elke.

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Determiner edit

elke

  1. every
    Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
    When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.

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elke

  1. inflection of elk:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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Etymology 1 edit

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elke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of ech

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

elke

  1. Alternative form of elk
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